CELEBRATING THE COMMUNITY —— EXPANDED KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP

Keywords: Community Garden, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Bio-intensive Farming, Allotment Garden, Drip Irrigation
Session Type: Virtual Poster Abstract
Day: Sunday
Session Start / End Time: 2/27/2022 02:00 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) - 2/27/2022 03:20 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada))
Room: Virtual 38

Abstract

This project focuses on creating a community garden system in the extended area of the Kakuma refugee camp, the largest in the world, to mitigate issues of violence and malnutrition and support community development. The design guidelines are pulled from case studies in other refugee camps, Kenyan communities, and Lafayette Greens community garden in Detroit. A combination of Kenyan traditional farming and urban farming methods are used in the community garden system, including organic farming, green houses, and bio-intensive gardens. Allotment gardens along the minor roads will generate a grid community garden system and build community gardens on the north and south sides of the design area. Goals and objectives focus on mitigating food problems and the potential benefits a community garden system can bring, including improved health and fewer social problems. Programming then looks at how those objectives can be applied to three areas: the space different groups need for various purposes; the demand of vulnerable groups; and the benefits brought to society and the environment. The outcome of the design project provides a site master plan for the design unit, including a thorough community garden system, building purpose and strengthening the connection.